---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 498.10"
title: "42"
number: "498.10"
heading: "Appointment of representatives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/498.10"
---

# §498.10. Appointment of representatives.

- (a) An affected party may appoint as its representative anyone not disqualified or suspended from acting as a representative in proceedings before the Secretary or otherwise prohibited by law.
- (b) If the representative appointed is not an attorney, the party must file written notice of the appointment with CMS, the ALJ, or the Departmental Appeals Board.
- (c) If the representative appointed is an attorney, the attorney's statement that he or she has the authority to represent the party is sufficient.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1320a-7j, and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 22446, June 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.